I'm done with my 87U router. After a little over a year, I'm tired of the wireless dropping constantly on the 5Ghz channel and sometimes the 2.4Ghz. I'm tired of the router locking up randomly. I'm tired of Xbox lag. I'm tired of trying various versions of firmware, Asus, Merlin, DDWRT; none of them providing reliable connectivity. I'm currently running Asus firmware build 9460 with none of the advance features like QOS, AI protection, traffic analyzer, file server enabled. I'm tired of the rebooting the router nightly and it still having issues. I just want something that works with decent coverage.
What do I get next? My plan is to leave the 87U in line, but just to connect to my TWC modem. Current provisioned speed is 300/25. I have a two story house, with approximately 30 clients on the network at any given time; 20 wireless / 10 hard wired.
I'm looking at any and all options. Maybe Asus is not the answer? I like the idea of the smart connect features of the 5300/3200, but it looks like people are getting disconnects with that feature. Do I go for an 88U? Do I go with two 68U's / 88U's, one for each story? The new router(s) would run in AP mode only unless I should replace the 87U as well.
If I did go with two 68U's/88U's, both sharing the same SSID's, are the clients smart enough to connect to the least congested router? Both routers would have ethernet connectivity back to the 87U.
My goal is to have reliable wireless connectivity with good coverage and no lag with xbox one. Cost is always a factor, but I'm willing to spend money to make it right.
I'm so pissed off at Asus at this point, I question buying any of their products, but I do believe the 87U is just a flawed product.
Any advice is appreciated.
What do I get next? My plan is to leave the 87U in line, but just to connect to my TWC modem. Current provisioned speed is 300/25. I have a two story house, with approximately 30 clients on the network at any given time; 20 wireless / 10 hard wired.
I'm looking at any and all options. Maybe Asus is not the answer? I like the idea of the smart connect features of the 5300/3200, but it looks like people are getting disconnects with that feature. Do I go for an 88U? Do I go with two 68U's / 88U's, one for each story? The new router(s) would run in AP mode only unless I should replace the 87U as well.
If I did go with two 68U's/88U's, both sharing the same SSID's, are the clients smart enough to connect to the least congested router? Both routers would have ethernet connectivity back to the 87U.
My goal is to have reliable wireless connectivity with good coverage and no lag with xbox one. Cost is always a factor, but I'm willing to spend money to make it right.
I'm so pissed off at Asus at this point, I question buying any of their products, but I do believe the 87U is just a flawed product.
Any advice is appreciated.